... necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the difference in each. The main focus of Plato is a perfect society. He creates a vision for a utopian society, in his book The Republic. This vision was a sketch of a society in which the problems he thought were present in his society ... underestimating the qualitative change in human character and personality that would have to take place in order to achieve his Utopia. Plato chose to tell the reader of his Republic how men would act and what their attitudes would be in a perfect society. Aristotle tries to use real men in ....

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... requirements. He decided to express in the "Republic" how men should conduct it self in a perfect society and what attitude they should posses. In retrospect, Aristotle felt by using real world experience along with real people, he can see first hand how and what way can he improve society. Plato and Aristotle both agreed on justice and viewed it objectively; that is it ... would be provided for all people no matter their ranking in society. Aristotle's states " In democracies, for example, justice is considered to mean equality, no oligarchies, again inequality in the distribution of o...

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... is necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the difference in each. The main focus of Plato is a perfect society. He creates a blueprint for a utopian society, in his book The Republic, out of his dislike for the tension of political life (Hacker 24). This blueprint was a sketch of a society ... the qualitative change in human character and personality that would have to take place in order to achieve his utopia (Hacker 81). Plato chose to tell the reader of his Republic how men would act and what their attitudes would be in a perfect society (Hacker 81). Aristotle trie...

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... praises the English laws for hanging many thieves. He explains that he believes that "this way of punishing thieves [by execution] goes beyond the call of justice, and is not in any case for the public good" (Utopia, 16). He stresses that theft, in most cases, is not a matter of choice ... divine law, and by killing a man, even in justice, you are breaking divine law. In the course of this debate, Hythloday refers to Plato's Republic to argue that the only way to overcome thievery is to eradicate its cause, private property. Plato is also hostile to private property. In his ideal polis ....

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... actually does live. He writes, "I have thought proper to represent things as they are in a real truth, rather than as they are imagined."" (pg. 49) Plato may have had a very utopian idea represented in The Republic, but that situation has never been a reality, and, most likely, will never come to be. Instead, Machiavelli wants to focus on what princes and rulers have ... done in the past and what one can actually do in the future to maintain power in a state or republic. The actions that a prince should take ought not to move him "towards self-destruction rather than self-preservation."...

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